Lawrence Henry Gipson on the Brilliance of James Wolfe
In The Great War for the Empire The Victorious Years, 1758-1760, (1949), vol 7, pp.420-421, Lawrence Henry Gipson questions the military soundness of Wolfe's decisions to lead the attack and wonders about the strategy itself. For discussion of Gipson's point of view, see The William & Mary Quarterly, 3rd series, vol. 24:179-180.
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